Thursday 13 November 2014

Traditional playing colours of New Zealand provinces

Years denote NZRFU affiliation.

Auckland (1892-present): dark blue & white hooped jerseys, white shorts
Bay of Plenty (1911-present, split from South Auckland): dark blue & gold hooped jerseys, dark blue shorts
Buller (1894-present): red & blue hooped jerseys, white shorts
Bush (1893-1970, merged with Wairarapa): dark red jerseys with 2 blue bands
Canterbury (1892-present): red & black hooped jerseys, black shorts
Central Vikings (1997-98, brief merger of Hawke's Bay and Manawatu): orange & blue jerseys split by white & orange lightning bolts, white shorts
Counties (/South Auckland Counties/Counties-Manukau; 1955-present): red ,white & black hooped jerseys, white shorts
East Coast (1922-present, split from Poverty Bay): light blue jerseys, white shorts
Golden Bay-Motueka (1920-67, merged with Nelson to form Nelson Bays): brown & white hooped jerseys, white shorts, dark? & white hooped socks
Hawke's Bay (1892-1996/1999-present): black & white hooped jerseys, black shorts
Horowhenua (/Horowhenua-Kapiti; 1893-9?/98-1924/1934-present): blue jerseys with red & white bands, white shorts
King Country (1922-present): sky & green (1922-48); dark red & gold hooped jerseys; white shorts (1949-79); dark red jerseys with gold collars, white shorts (1980-present)
Manawatu (1892-24/1934-96/1999-present): green jerseys with hoops consisting of 2 white bands each, dark green shorts
Manawhenua (1925-33, brief merger of Horowhenua and Manawatu unions): ?
Marlborough (1892-2005, merged with Nelson Bays to form Tasman): red jerseys, white shorts
Mid Canterbury (1927-51 as Ashburton Country, Mid Canterbury 1952-present): green & gold hooped jerseys
Nelson (1892-1967, merged with Golden Bay-Motueka to form Nelson Bays): light blue & dark blue hooped jerseys, dark blue shorts
Nelson Bays (1968-2005, merged with Marlborough to form Tasman): blue jerseys, white shorts
North Auckland (/Northland; 1920-present): light blue jerseys, white shorts, dark blue socks
North Harbour (1986-present, split from North Auckland): white jerseys with black hoop between red bands, black shorts, red socks
North Otago (1927-present): gold jerseys, white shorts, dark red socks
Otago (1895-present): blue jerseys with gold collars, dark blue shorts
Poverty Bay (1893-present): red jerseys, white shorts
South Canterbury (1892-present): green & black hooped jerseys, white shorts
Southland (1894-present): dark red jerseys, white shorts
Taranaki (1892-present): black & gold hooped jerseys, white shorts
Tasman (2006-present, merger of Marlborough and Nelson Bays): red jerseys w/ navy sleeves, navy shorts
Thames Valley (1922-present, split from South Auckland): gold jerseys with red hoop, white shorts
Waikato (1909-20 as South Auckland, 1921-present as Waikato): red, gold & black hooped jerseys, white shorts
Wairarapa: (1892-1970, merged with Bush): green jerseys, white shorts
Wairarapa Bush (1971-present): dark green jerseys, red shorts
Wanganui (1892-present): blue & black hooped jerseys, white shorts
Wellington (1892-present): black jerseys with gold collars, white shorts
West Coast (1892-present): red & white hooped jerseys, white shorts

--- n.b. - socks of colours listed in jerseys and shorts unless stated.

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